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Service is not as much about good actions, as it is about good feelings; creating them in others, and experiencing them within. It is not so much about doing as it is about being; being one's best, being one's higher self. Love is the only true doer. Good deeds, like good works, are but priceless opportunities to experience and share our being's deepest nature: Joy.

OUTREACH MINISTRIES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Unity Church of Dallas reaches out to the greater Dallas community through service in and support of the following organizations.

North Texas Food Bank
Monthly Service Hours: 2nd Saturday of each month, 9 am-noon - warehouse
Annual Food Drive: Sunday, Oct. 29–Nov. 19, 2006
2006 Goal: Collect 1,000 pounds of food
The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) seeks to eliminate hunger by distributing food and grocery products through a network of nonprofit organizations while providing education and increasing community awareness on issues of hunger. The NTFB is a nonprofit center for food distribution that procures donated surplus food and transfers it in usable quantities to over 678 feeding and education programs in 13 North Texas counties. These programs include food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters, after-school programs, senior citizen centers and other social service centers. NTFB served an estimated 262,000 individuals in 2005, up from 197,674 in 2001. Since founded in 1982, 330 million pounds of food have been distributed across NTFB’s 13-county service area: Dallas, Denton, Collin, Fannin, Rockwall, Hunt, Grayson, Kaufman, Ellis, Navarro, Lamar, Delta and Hopkins counties. www.ntxfoodbank.org.
Contact: Robin Harp at raharp@att.net.

Habitat for Humanity
Spring build dates March 3 - April 28
Saturdays 8 am-4 pm
Habitat for Humanity International has built more than 200,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1-million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is a Christian ministry that builds quality, affordable homes in partnership with deserving families. To reach our goals, we are focusing on the importance of every aspect of our organization, from greater volunteer participation to encouraging home sponsorship. Through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. The homeowners' monthly mortgage payments are recycled into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses. UCD is a member of the Richardson Area Interfaith Habitat. www.dallas-habitat.org.
Contact: Don DeAngelo at dondeangelo@sbcglobal.net

Citizens Development Center
Sundays, Oct. 29–Nov.19, 2006
2006 Goal: Collect 200 Insulated Lunch Bags with Shoulder Straps
Citizens Development Center works to empower adults with disabilities to reach their full potential. Through vocational training, supported employment and job placement, CDC provides adults with disabilities a life of independence, purpose and dignity. Most of the clients bring their lunch daily and would appreciate insulated lunch bags rather than using grocery sacks. www.cdcdallas.org.
Contact: Rita DeYoung at rdeyoung@cdcdallas.org.

Salvation Army Angel Tree Volunteers at Christmas Warehouse
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006
Noon-5 pm
Help sort Angel Tree gifts at the Salvation Army Christmas Center. Some of the jobs include toy shop organizers, sorting of all the gifts, organizing family bags, quality control, organizing the clothing section and sorting forgotten angel gifts. This is a great opportunity for groups or individuals. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and able to make a time commitment of four hours. www.salvationarmydfw.org.
Contact: Robin Harp at raharp@att.net.

Carter BloodCare Blood Drive
Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, 8 am-1 pm
Carter BloodCare is guided by the philosophy that community blood donations should benefit community patients and that blood centers must be responsive to the community which supports them. Carter BloodCare is guided by a board of directors drawn from local leaders, including medical professionals, hospital administrators, business and civic leaders. Carter BloodCare’s highest priority is meeting the needs of our community. www.carterbloodcare.org.

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